He's no Lincoln

Tasteful.

Actually LOL

This, my friends, is the funniest chat log in human history.

Byron York, renowned conservative hack, chatting with Matt Taibbi.

I've been sort of amazed throughout this entire financial crisis — conservatives have literally no idea what's going on, so it's unusually difficult for them to come up with a sensible sounding lies about the situation. Conservative responses aren't wrong, they're just nonsense, literally nonsensical. It's impossible to discuss things with people when they just don't understand something and refuse to admit it.

I suppose this is true about a number of things (most notably global warming and evolution), but in those areas conservatives have had decades to conjure up sophisticated bullshit that at least makes it seem like they know what they're talking about.

Da Sexy Times

Discussing our electoral prospects next month, someone recently asked me if we had any problem spots. I replied that we're probably going to lose a few house seats that we shouldn't have won last time, even though we're going to pick up seats over all.

I used as an example Mark Foley, whose house seat we never would've taken if he hadn't been fucking little boys. Oh, look.

Landslide watch

I just heard through the grapevine, that my racist grandfather, who hasn't voted for a Democrat since Truman, is planning on voting for Obama.

There are other factors, but I think this illustrates the sheer stupidity of the Palin pick. The Edwards voters in Kentucky and West Virginia (long after he exited the race, and in a democratic primary election) should've pointed out that the bigot vote doesn't like African Americans or Women. By picking Palin, McCain really neutralized his natural demographic advantage with those voters.

Break their backs

Man, winning makes Kos a psychopath.

Dean Reynolds

What a gigantic crybaby.

I just finished read The Boys on the Bus, which is a pretty vicious account of the press corp. during the 1976 campaign. If anything, it appears that things have gotten worse.

He's losing it

I'd be terrified if I wasn't so sure we're going to win.

It's Over

We're going to win this election. It won't even be close. Obama's field organization is so good that we'll probably win every state currently within the margin of error.

Today is the last day to register to vote in Missouri, and we've already registered more voters in this state than the margin between Bush and Kerry in 2004. And the polls have us beating McCain among voters who voted in 2004. We're going to win Missouri.

I would invite you all to start thinking along the same lines at Tim Noah.

Kick Ass

I've long argued that political reform in this country is made a lot easier by the fact that the world currently has a bunch of fairly well functioning Democracies. Instead of theorizing about political systems, like the 76ers did, we can simply observe other political systems and pick and choose what works best.

With that in mind, I heartily endorse South Korea's decision making process.

Ladies against Women Unite!

Well, isn't this precious.

Mad Dog

Matt Taibbi, America's greatest living political journalist, has written an article on Palin.

Rosh Hashanah

Kinda Funny:

Me: Hey, Linden, you went to Wash U., right?
Linden: Yes.
Me: Well, Happy New Year then!

Really Funny:

Linden: Oh yeah, I actually am Jewish, how did you know?

Pretty Good Speech

Got 26 minutes? Barack's getting feisty.

New Bailout Plan

That I support.

YARD SIGNS

Are here again. And they are no longer for sale — they're free to anyone willing to work a volunteer shift.

The dreaded "Phase 4" of the campaign has begun...